A kairos for the lowly? Reflections on Luke's story of a rejected fortune or tyche and lessons for South Africa

This article argues that failure of Jerusalem to accept or recognise its fortune (Lk 19:41-44) may be ascribed to a difference in expectations between the Temple rulers and the lowly, who interacted with Jesus at their level. At the outset, the kairos was anticipated and welcomed by the lowly, and t...

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Main Author: Speckman, McGlory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. [2016]
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2016, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-10
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
HC New Testament
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
Further subjects:B Development Studies
B Religion Studies
B Biblical Studies
B Church History
B Hermeneutics
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